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On Monday night, someone placed a peculiar bet on the prediction market Kalshi. At 7:45 p.m. eastern time, a single trader put down nearly $100,000 on the claim that, by the end of December, the Trump ...

If you've been following exoplanet research over the last couple of years, you've definitely heard of K2-18b. Located 124 ...

A collapsed lava tube detected in 30-year-old radar data from Venus may be part of a much wider network of underground caves.

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Every week, Sarah Knapton, our Science Editor, and Joe Pinkstone, our Science Correspondent, demystify your supernatural experiences. From ghoulish encounters to bizarre coincidences, there’s always ...

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Carl Sagans quote, “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were, but without it we go nowhere,” highlights imagination as the foundation of progress, even when it leads to ideas that ...

The former president's lighthearted comments on extraterrestrials made the news in recent days. He wasn't entirely wrong.

Barack Obama sparked a debate after seeming to confirm aliens are “real” on a podcast. The comment came as Congress continues ...